Strawberry Shortbread Cakes

STRAWBERRY SHORTBREAD CAKES WITH ORANGE ZEST AND WHIPPED CREAM

There’s nothing fancy about these little cakes, and sometimes that’s all you need. Making shortbread dough is very therapeutic and satisfyingly simple.

You don’t need many ingredients, and these cakes are a sweet and light treat for the end of the summer.

You can add a few chops of fresh mint for added flavor!

I use cashew yogurt for a softer bread. Give it a shot!

STRAWBERRY SHORTBREAD CAKES WITH ORANGE ZEST AND WHIPPED CREAM RECIPE

Ingredients

For the biscuits

• 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour

• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar plus extra for sprinkling on unbaked biscuits

• 1 tablespoon baking powder

• 1/4 teaspoon salt

• 1/4 cup chilled unsalted butter, cut into half inch cubes

• 1 cup pus 2 tablespoons cashew yogurt for brushing on unbaked biscuits

• 1 table spoon orange zest

• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

• 1 tablespoon vanilla paste

• 1-pint baskets strawberries, hulled and sliced

• 2 tablespoons thinly chopped mint leaves

• 1 cup cold whipped cream

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375°F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.

In a bowl, sift flour, 2 tablespoons sugar, baking powder, and salt in food processor for five seconds. Add butter. Pulse or process until mixture resembles coarse meal.

Add 1 cup cashew yogurt and orange zest. Process just until moist clumps form. Avoid over-processing into a ball of dough. You may need to add in extra flour if batter is too sticky to handle.

Dump dough clumps onto a work surface and form into a ball, gently knead five turns. Roll out dough on a floured surface to 1/2” thick round. Using a bread cutter, cut out even rows of 2” wide for squares. Cut across next. Arrange rounds on prepared sheet.

Brush with remaining 2 tablespoons yogurt. Sprinkle tops lightly with sugar.

Bake biscuits until pale golden and tester inserted in center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Cool 12-15 minutes.

Make the berries and cream

All you need to do is layer a dollop of whipped cream on a shortbread, then strawberries, mint and another shortbread cookie. Et voila.